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What I do at work: HCA in a GP surgery

Why nursing support workers should consider a career in a GP surgery

RCN Wales appoints Nicola Williams as Executive Director

Training under fire: nursing education in Myanmar

A conversation with Florence and Ree Myar

Performing a simple wound assessment

Get advice on using the TIME tool and mastering soft bandaging

Unions escalate action with joint letter to challenge 3.3% pay award in England

Corridor care: timeline of a crisis

What the RCN has been doing to end unsafe, undignified care across the UK

What the RCN is doing to protect nursing staff as the assisted dying bill progresses through parliament

Here’s what nursing staff need to know about the assisted dying bill for England and Wales

Obesity: care in the community

Kath explains how nursing staff can improve outcomes for people living with obesity

Revalidation tips

How to reduce revalidation stress

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News

RCN Wales appoints Nicola Williams as Executive Director

Nicola will join the RCN in April as Executive Director of RCN Wales, bringing more than three decades of clinical and senior leadership experience

COVID inquiry: ‘Never again can nursing and the public be failed like this’ 

Nursing staff were a constant presence during the pandemic, and now formal recognition of long COVID as an industrial disease is urgently needed

Assisted dying bill rejected at final vote

MSPs have voted against passing legislation to legalise assisted dying in Scotland.

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Opinion

Outpatients isn’t ‘tea and chaperoning’

Forget what you've heard – I've seen nursing careers take off in outpatients

'Axing nursing specialisms could cost lives'

The University of Nottingham’s plans to suspend nursing courses is a workforce crisis in the making

The value of hospice placements

Alison's placement deepened her understanding of grief, loss and holistic care

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Clinical

Performing a simple wound assessment

Get advice on using the TIME tool and mastering soft bandaging

Obesity: care in the community

Kath explains how nursing staff can improve outcomes for people living with obesity

What you need to know about PCOS

Why aren’t we talking about it more?

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Advice

Revalidation tips

How to reduce revalidation stress

Neurodiversity: challenging negative attitudes

RCN learning rep Marie wants better understanding and collaboration

Do you know if you work with HMPs?

What nursing staff need to know about hazardous medicinal products

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People

Training under fire: nursing education in Myanmar

A conversation with Florence and Ree Myar

My colleague, my mentor, my friend

A story of nursing friendship

The Art of Nursing: the inside stories

We speak to the artists behind a new exhibition at RCN HQ

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Wellbeing

How to handle seasonal stress

Recognise the signs and access support

Coping with seasonal affective disorder

Nursing staff are more susceptible to SAD. Here's how to manage it

Shifting gears

How to stay well when you’re working irregular hours

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Career

What I do at work: HCA in a GP surgery

Why nursing support workers should consider a career in a GP surgery

How ANPs work within intensive care

Suman explains how advanced practice is shaping the future of nursing

What I do at work: health care support worker in a prison

Lynne tells us about her challenging yet rewarding role

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Action

What the RCN is doing to protect nursing staff as the assisted dying bill progresses through parliament

Here’s what nursing staff need to know about the assisted dying bill for England and Wales

Corridor care: timeline of a crisis

What the RCN has been doing to end unsafe, undignified care across the UK

Band 5 NHS nursing roles review in England explained

This Q&A lays out what’s been promised and how it could affect you

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